MakeMeBabies Toolbar

Posted: October 1, 2013

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Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.

Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.

Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.

Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.

% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.

Ranking:	16,986
Threat Level:	5/10
Infected PCs:	143

First Seen:	October 1, 2013
Last Seen:	July 23, 2023
OS(es) Affected:	Windows

The MakeMeBabies Toolbar is another member of the Conduit family of browser add-ons that provide various benefits in return for redirecting your browser to Conduit.com's search engine. Although the MakeMeBabies Toolbar does provide some legitimate functions, its Conduit-promoting side effects definitely aren't beneficial for your browser, and SpywareRemove.com malware experts suggest deleting the MakeMeBabies Toolbar and other Conduit-related Potentially Unwanted Programs unless you're completely sure you want them around. Anti-malware software also can be deployed to be sure of removing all browser modifications made by the MakeMeBabies Toolbar in its effort to promote other websites.

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The MakeMeBabies Toolbar markets its services as an online toy to let you see what your children would look like in the event of you marrying a well-known celebrity. Even though the MakeMeBabies Toolbar does provide its features as described, the MakeMeBabies Toolbar's story doesn't end there – as SpywareRemove.com malware research team also has identified the MakeMeBabies Toolbar as a member of the Conduit brand family of browser toolbars. This family uses diverse ranges of brand names and features to encourage you to install its software, but also includes some unrelated functions, such as e-mail notifiers and, in particular, a tendency to redirect your Web searches to Conduit.com.

Malware researchers have long since established the relative safety, albeit not necessarily the search results accuracy, of the Conduit website. However, they usually suggest deleting toolbars that redirect your browser to other sites without your consent, and the MakeMeBabies Toolbar is one of the latest in a long trend of such browser add-ons.

The MakeMeBabies Toolbar may be installed deliberately, but some unrelated applications may distribute the MakeMeBabies Toolbar in bundles that install the MakeMeBabies Toolbar with or without your approval. Paying attention to a software installation process always is commended for basic PC safety, but SpywareRemove.com malware experts recommend it especially for keeping the MakeMeBabies Toolbar and other Potentially Unwanted Programs from slipping into your hard drive via stealth installs.

Shooing the Digital Stork Off of Your Web Browser's Porch

Conduit-affiliated software, including the MakeMeBabies Toolbar, rarely will completely remove their browser modifications when normal program-uninstalling methodology is used. However, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have had much better luck with using anti-malware products to remove the MakeMeBabies Toolbar and most other Conduit toolbars through basic anti-malware scans. If you still experience any browser issues afterward, the use of extra security tactics, such as the ever-popular reboot into Safe Mode, may be needed.

As always, it also should be remembered that the MakeMeBabies Toolbar just is one of a great many browser add-ons interested in redirecting your browser to Conduit.com. Some other toolbars in this same family include the Goofler Toolbar , the Top 10 Toolbar, the MySavings Toolbar, the shARES Toolbar, the Messenger Plus Toolbar and the Trustworthy Toolbar.

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MakeMeBabies